Thursday, July 31, 2008

Not many details on this story but I hope Double O of Kidz in the Hall gets back on his feet soon, hopefully in time for the NYC Rock the Bells this Sunday. Here's his manager's statement courtesy of Matt from MAC Media, he'll be in my prayers:

Double O from the hip hop group Kidz In The Hall was assaulted by several bouncers early Saturday morning, July 26, while inside a nightclub in Tempe, AZ following a Kidz In The Hall performance. Group member and friend Naledge, who did not witness the assault on Double O, was arrested outside of the club. Naledge's attempt to get medical assistance for Double O was misconstrued as a hinderence to the investigation. Reports that no injuries were sustained are false as Double O was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries from the excessive force used by club security. On Sunday morning Double O underwent surgery for one of his injuries. He is still in the hospital, but in stable condition.

In the last 2 years, Kidz In The Hall have traveled to over 10 countries, have done 200+ shows and never before been involved in any altercation, big or small, with club or concert security, or police officers.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

All these nuccas takin' credit for the work that I put inIf you really put me on, put yourself on then-Jay-Z

Talk about fresh. If you haven't noticed already, up top is a promo poster for GZA's upcoming disc Pro Tools dropping in a few weeks (I'll hand a late pass to those that missed the first leak from it). Below, we've got a boatload of heaters to get you through hump day and into the weekend festivities including two top-notch remixes. Big ups to Matt from MAC Media, Mr. X, eskay, heather, and lowkey for the hook-ups.. Enjoy!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

.. Cause they say you ain't grindin' until you tiredI'm really feelin' this collab, I just wish Wayne got on the mic for a verse. Here's a good quality version minus the DJ tags and the video above is a behind-the-scenes peak at the video shoot. Shouts to rizoh for the MP3 and eskay for the vid.. Enjoy!

Saturday, July 26, 2008

And I'm grindin' til I'm tiredThey say you ain't grindin' til you tiredSo I'm grindin' with my eyes wideLookin' to find a way through the day, a light for the night

.. Phenomenal night last night at The Office and New Bruns, plus Atlantic City's finest tonight? Sounds like a typical weekend in dom's life, livin' it up because life's too short not to!

While I'm patiently waiting for next Sunday's NY Rock The Bells stop, I needed to wrap up the best of this week's leaks. Like always, shouts to eskay, NMC, herfection & all the fresh blogs out there. Here goes.. Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Madlib’s WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip coming 9/30 on BBE’s Beat Generation series

Stones Throw

July 22, 2008

Madlib's long-anticipated addition to BBE's Beat Generation series will be released on Rapster/BBE this September 30th. Fitting comfortably into a series whose previous contributors include the late J Dilla, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Pete Rock, Madlib will deliver one of his most straight forward neck snapping hip-hop albums to date.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

The first time I heard this on GTA IV, I searched for it online and couldn't find it anywhere. Finally, my homie Matt at MAC Media hooked up the MP3. "Where's My Money" is Busta at his best, off DJ Green Lantern's Liberty City Invasion.. Enjoy!

Friday, July 18, 2008

After learning last night that downtown Denver throws down heavy (shouts to Rio, Front Porch, & especially Five Degrees!), I'm back on the last night of my business trip to recap the best new tracks of the week. Here's the run-down.. Enjoy!

Monday, July 14, 2008

.. While I'm handling grown man business for a week in Denver, I'll bless my loyal subscribers periodically with fire like this. First up we've got two unreleased bonus tracks from Talib Kweli's masterpiece Eardrum, then a new Green Lantern-produced heater from Styles P, a remix to Mickey Factz's Leak 27 by Naledge of Kidz in the Hall, and finally the two-part critique of hip-hop's current state from Jersey's own Jumpoff Joey - who truly ain't afraid to speak the truth. Enjoy!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

.. Doing it big, like always. Here's a new collab between Big Boi of Outkast and soul-hop songtress Mary J. Blige, possibly off the ATLiens upcoming Sir Luscious Left Foot?! Thanks to lowkey for the link, Enjoy!

.. Big ups to the good people @ RealTalkNY for this link of the full version of (the previously posted) Cam'ron freestyle over "Let The Beat Build." Mr. Giles is at it again, swagger at it's best.. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

It was written on the walls that success is a processNo matter how hard I fall, I know where there's some progress-Common

.. Now this is what I call a collab! Fresh off his upcoming The Million Dollar Backpack, Virginia MC Skillz (a.k.a. the dude that brings annual industry rap ups, year in and year out) linked up with Talib Kweli and Common for this heater.

Head on over to Okayplayer for an album sampler & thanks to eskay for hooking up this track.. Enjoy!

.. On the right side of the bed. Here's a new jam from Q-Tip's new album The Renaissance via Spine Magazine. Glad to see the veteran MC from Tribe Called Quest - one of my personal favorite groups ever - still putting in work.. Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

.. You won't be disappointed. I personally enjoyed this Dan Brown religious murder-mystery more than that other one (maybe you've heard of it?). I'm just upset it was such an engaging, quick read because now I'll have to find another book to hold me over during a business trip next week to Denver.

A&D follows Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon in a thrilling twist of events to help the Vatican figure out why an ancient scientific brotherhood, the Illuminati, has killed a top CERN physicist and stolen the research institution's secret project - antimatter. The thief has strategically placed the cannister containing this interesting substance, which is much more powerful that nuclear technology, somewhere within Vatican City - a ticking time bomb underneath the Church's headquarters.

Accompanied by agile Italian physicist Vittoria Vetra, the daughter of the murdered scientist (who also was a priest!), Langdon seeks a path of illumination to uncover the truth behind the secret society, the Catholic Church and the mind-boggling implications of antimatter.

For the lazy out there, the movie version comes out May 15, 2009. But you know what they say about book adaptations - they never quite look as good on the silver screen as they did in your head while reading. Now, GO READ A BOOK!

Friday, July 4, 2008

.. Happy B-Day America! Though our economy is sagging a little (it's technically not a recession until 2 quarters of negative GDP growth) and our government isn't the most honest (Zimbabwe anyone? How 'bout Mongolia?), there's no place I'd rather live in the world.

Before I fire up (the BBQ, of course) to celebrate freedom, I had to bless my loyal readers with some brand new bangers from Jersey veterans Naughty By Nature, fresh-boy Naledge of Kidz in the Hall, southern slanger T.I., & golden era superstars A.G. & O.C.. Enjoy the holiday!

They fallin' like they dominoes, what we got in common though?/ Nothin', 'cause I'm comma after comma after comma, hoe!

... Oh, how I love short work weeks and long weekends. Here's a quick round-up of some pre-Independence Day goodies, including more Nas, new freestyles from Cam'ron & the fellas of Little Brother, a deep T.I. track (hand me a late pass, I know), a Busta joint off Blessed, and a fresh leak from Mickey Factz. Props to eskay, her, and xclusives zone for the heat.. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

..Couldn't have said it any better myself. I'm not a Wayne hater by any means - I enjoyed many parts of his new discbut think he peaked at ThaCarter II - but the Village Voice makes a valid argument that hip-hop is too caught up on the free-flowing N'awlins boy that it has overlooked some pretty damn good albums this year. Citing new LP's from The Roots, Guilty Simpson, Kidz in the Hall and Webbie, the article pleads for fans to realize Wayne is far from the best rapper alive and hardly the only artist to drop quality material this year. Real Recognize Real.. Enjoy!

... Thanks to Matt from MAC Media for hooking up this West Coast Remix to Kidz in the Hall's single "Drivin' Down The Block" featuring Pacific Division, Tyga, Glasses Malone & Mistah F.A.B... I'm lovin' the new beat.. Enjoy!

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